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Prince William and Kate Middleton end their busy week with inspiring words for mental health volunteers

August 26, 2016
August 24Kate Middleton was touched when a young girl presented her with a beautiful bouquet of yellow and white roses as she and Prince William arrived at Youthscape in Luton.Photo: Getty Images
The Duke and Duchess are back in action following their vacation in France! Click through to see the best moments from their visit to Luton, England as well as their day in London.Photo: Getty Images
The pair sat down with some volunteers at Youthscape, a charity that "gives young people the best social, emotional and spiritual landscape on which to build their lives and achieve their potential" to find out more about the initiative. Photo: Getty Images
The royals visited the charity's new home, Bute Mills, which has just been revamped. They were given a tour of the facilities and an introduction to the charity.Photo: Getty Images
Following their briefing on the charity, William sat down with the members of Youthscape to play video games. The Prince joined in on a game of Fifa and scored for his soccer team Aston Villa.Photo: Getty Images
The 34-year-old showed off more of his talents as he enjoyed a game of pool with the members of the charity.Photo: Getty Images
During a baking demonstration, where they watched a group of young people make chocolate treats, Kate revealed that she often bakes at home with George. "When I try to do this with George at home, chocolate and the golden syrup goes everywhere," she said. "He makes so much mess. It's chaos." Photo: Getty Images
William and Kate were also shown the Innovation Wall, where the charity develops new ideas and models. Before leaving, they unveiled a wall to commemorate the official opening of Youthscape's new home.Photo: Getty Images
During their day of engagements, the parents-of-two met with the chief of police, the high sheriff of Luton and other members of the community from the Bedfordshire city.Photo: Getty Images
Following their visit to the youth center, the couple made their way to Keech Hospice Care to meet with patients. The organization helps adults and children with life-limiting conditions live pain and symptom free, spend time with their family and friends, and stay out of hospital.Photo: Getty Images
Prince George's parents were presented with a beautifully designed cake by the workers and patients at the hospice.Photo: Getty Images
At the end of their visit, William and Kate were given a personalized memory jar from young brothers Jamie and Ethan Coniam, who are patients at the hospice.Photo: Getty Images
On their third outing of the day the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the Hayward Tyler Center of Excellence for manufacturing. The couple were honored with unveiling a plaque to commemorate the 25th year of the center.Photo: Getty Images
August 25Kate Middleton stunned in red for her and Prince William's visit to mental health charity helpline operated by YoungMinds in London.Photo: Getty Images
The Duke and Duchess, in LK Bennett, met with volunteers and listened to their stories of dealing with mental health.Photo: Getty Images
During the low-key visit, Kate opened up about her two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, and how the helpline is an "impressive" way to aid parents who are seeking advice and a helping hand. Photo: Getty Images
Prince William also chimed in about mental health and the hotline. He said, "You've got these very caring lovely people on the end of the phone who listen then provide extremely good advice. It's totally fine to talk about it, to seek help and to speak out, because we're not all superheroes and there's a lot of pressure on parents and most of it is self-made from parents themselves. You feel you have to be able to handle everything, you have to show strength and resilience to everything, but sometimes it all gets too much and you need to reach out and that's fine." Photo: Getty Images

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